Group D: England, Croatia, Scotland, Czech Republic

[duncs pigeon]

Frankly, I reckon the Welsh would have beaten either of those teams. It was rubbish.

They would

 

[marsh]

Why when Kane is crap do they go oh he doesn't look right etc, hes been terrible so say that.

Awful, I feel Southgate will ruin this tournament by being so defensive minded.

 

[Brett Angell Delight]

Well that was plop.

Sterling should have made way for DCL. Someone to win long balls and get Grealish and Mount picking up the scraps.

Scotland were too well organised to fall for that slow, pondering build-up.

 

[billybeeru]

Everyone keeps talking about all the England “talent,” but I just don’t see it. Potential talent, sure.

 

[kenada_blue]

Sterling dodging bullets here.

 

[Noble Savage]

So how about a Clarke and Dunc partnership ?

 

[bluelife]

That was absolute dross…

 

[Caolam]

England are a very average team, Kane is a long way off being a world class centre forward. Looks like another tournament were a semi final spot would be a major success. Really depends on who they get in the quarters. I would imagine Wales would fancy a go at them.

 

[Ring master]

Yes wasn't in the game at all but you can use the well used cliche on here that he didn't get the service. If he didn't get any service then not much point in putting DCL on

Yeah, i did think the service bit as well, as well as if Lewin played and the service didnt exist to him that you would have the Eng fans moaning why was lewin playing as he did nothing etc

 

[Brennan]

Everyone keeps talking about all the England “talent,” but I just don’t see it. Potential talent, sure.

There’s multiple champions league winners and several premier league winners in that team, along with CL finalists and multiple Europa League winners.

The players are not the issue. At all.

 

[BlueStevie35]

It’s every tournament with England, always one group game that we labour in

Switzerland 96
Romania 98 and 2000
Nigeria 02
Trinidad 06
Algeria 2010
Ukraine 2012
Costa Rica 2014
Slovakia 2016
Scotland tonight

 

[bluelife]

Felt identical to watching Everton in one of those games against relegation sides.

 

[Tubey]

Sterling dodging bullets here.

He was woeful. Absolutely last. Worst player on the pitch, and was one of the worst last game too.

I hate when goals disguise performance, does my nut in.

 

[miami]

Calvin Phillips was woeful. At least rice tried to pass it forward occasionally, Phillips strolled through that game and passed it backwards 90% of the time. Those two players are too similar and one of them needs dropped with maybe grealish playing centrally.

 

[Frenk]

This is where Southgate comes into the reckoning for the Everton job. I should shut up.